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- February 17 2025
Vietnamese coffee farmers receive first-ever payout from Willis’ parametric policy
The risk transfer solution, backed by the Natural Disaster Fund and in partnership with Bao Minh Insurance, uses satellite data to measure rainfall levels in the country’s coffee-growing regions.
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- February 12 2025
WTW expands CRB business in Japan with Marsh hire
Kohsuke Komorizono joins as head of risk and analytics, reporting to Roy Nakazawa, head of Japan and corporate risk and broking in the country.
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- January 22 2025
WTW hands Tushar Gupta expanded finex role in India
Mumbai-based Gupta will retain his current role as head of financial institutions for South-East Asia and India for the CRB business.
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- January 13 2025
WTW expands APAC cyber coverage with facility in Hong Kong, Singapore
Underwritten by QBE and Axa XL, solution will have a primary insurance capacity of up to US$15m.
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- January 13 2025
Marsh’s Jack Reuter Town joins WTW Asia large accounts practice
He joins team in Singapore as a strategic client leader, having spent the last five years with Marsh in Sydney.
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- January 8 2025
WTW appoints Marsh’s Ostwald Lam as associate director in Hong Kong
Lam, who has around 25 years of industry experience with expertise in claims, will focus on the broker's claims services.
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- December 17 2024
APAC finpro rates flat to 10% down in 2024: WTW
Asia Pacific saw 5-10% reductions for D&O and PI covers with crime staying flat and fund managers pricing flat or up to 10% down and cyber fluctuating within 5% in ANZ markets.
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- December 17 2024
Energy transition needs pragmatism over good intentions, says WTW’s Au
The broker’s regional climate practice lead calls for a nuanced approach which recognises the realities of moving to net zero within realistic time frames.
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- December 9 2024
Exclusive: APAC head Simon Weaver to leave WTW
Singapore-based Weaver has been in charge of the broker's corporate risk and broking business for Asia Pacific since January last year.
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- December 4 2024
WTW to re-enter treaty reinsurance broking with Bain Capital JV
The broker will hold a significant minority interest, and over time, it may obtain control and acquire complete ownership.
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- November 27 2024
Exclusive: HDFC Ergo’s Hiten Kothari returns to WTW India as senior P&C director
Mumbai-based Kothari joins the broker's insurance consulting & technology business in the first week of December.
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- November 7 2024
PCRIC, WTW renew Pacific islands reinsurance portfolio
The Pacific Islands captive has developed new policy designs with the support from WTW’s disaster risk finance and alternative risk transfer teams.
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- October 29 2024
WTW launches Japan retail broking business
The new business, WTW Broker Japan, is in addition the group’s existing agency business and will offer insurance solutions to commercial clients, as well as fac placement to partner brokers.
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- October 24 2024
Asian insurance market faces turbulence amid nat cats, economic shifts: WTW
The Pacific market is experiencing more favourable conditions, with reductions in pricing for various sectors, including construction and liability.
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- October 18 2024
WTW taps Tatsuro Nakamura as Japan head of construction
Nakamura, who joins from Starr Indemnity and Liability, will support the broker's One WTW strategy, working with regional and global clients.
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- October 17 2024
Exclusive: WTW restructures Asia political violence terrorism team as regional head exits
Leonard Chan, head of terrorism and political violence, Asia, has recently resigned from the role, InsuranceAsian News can reveal.
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- October 14 2024
WTW hands Ivy Lee an expanded role of Asia food and beverage industry leader
Singapore-based Lee will focus on developing bespoke risk financing solutions for complex F&B organisations across Asia while also retaining her current role as head of property for the region.
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- October 8 2024
Asian power insurance sector sees a return to ‘buyers’ market’: WTW
Renewal rates outside China are seeing a reduction of up to 10% for well-managed assets and rates are expected to further soften over the next 12 months.
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- October 3 2024
WTW reshuffles Philippines leadership with Aon hire
The broker has appointed Gerald Dolina as head of Philippines & head of corporate risk & broking, and promoted the incumbent, James Matti, to managing director, health, wealth and career.
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- September 26 2024
WTW launches new China client division with Jie Yan named as head
New York-based Yan has been promoted to head the newly launched division after having assumed various senior roles at the global broker over the past 11 years.
